This giveaway has ended. Congrats to Jennifer Stewart the winner:-)
Don’t you just love Harry Connick Jr.?? Or is it just me? I remember when he married that Victoria’s Secret model, my dreams were shattered. I guess he didn’t get the memo that he was supposed to marry me! ha! Okay, so when I found out I was getting to review his new album, Your Songs, I got just a bit excited:-)
Let me tell you about the album, then you’ll have a chance to win one of your own!
Basically, it’s Harry’s smooth, jazzy vocals and a wonderful big band and string orchestra performing classic hits. You might have seen him on Oprah last week. If you catch the View today, he’ll be on!
It’s a very mellow album and great music for a party or just singing along with the kids. I can’t get “The Way You Look Tonight” and “Close to You” out of my head now.
This behind the scene look at ‘Making of’ the album will give you a sample of the songs. You can also become a Harry Connick Jr. fan on Facebook.
Songs list:
All The Way (Frank Sinatra)
Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (Elvis Presley)
And I Love Her (The Beatles)
(They Long To Be) Close To You (The Carpenters)
Besame Mucho
The Way You Look Tonight
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack)
Your Song (Elton John)
Some Enchanted Evening
And I Love You So (Don McLean)
Who Can I Turn To? (Tony Bennett)
Smile (Charlie Chaplin)
Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole)
Want to win Harry’s new album?
1. Leave a comment to be entered to win.
Do you love Harry too? What’s your favorite song on this new album? Are you old enough to remember his music from “When Harry met Sally?”???? ha!
2. For an extra entry, Twitter about this giveaway. (Be sure to leave a second comment with your Twitter link)
Sample Tweet: Win the new Harry Connick Jr. album from @livinglocurto – Leave a comment to enter: http://tinyurl.com/ychq8q6 #HarryConnickJr.
* Giveaway ends Tuesday, October 6th at 8 pm Central.
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I’m a huge Sinatra fan so I’m excited to hear All the Way!
we love listening to harry connick jr. esp, my mom. i’d love to win the cd to give to her as a gift!
I LOVE Harry! My favorite song is “Your Song”! Have a great weekend.
Karen
Harry Connick Jr album giveaway here: http://bit.ly/4aYSfG – no one else enter b/c I want to WIN!!!
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LOVE ME SOME HARRY!!! I’m so excited he’s coming out with a new album… And I’m so glad I haven’t missed this giveaway!
The Way You Look Tonight. Horrible – but it was ‘our song’ between myself and an ex and I will forever love the song (the ex not so much).
“(They long to be) Close to You” the Carpenters song would have to be my favorite. I love the standards, but it’s nice to see artists branch out to include The Carpenters, Billy Joel, Beatles, etc. And unfortunately, I will have to admit that I was around, and very much remember that movie “When Harry Met Sally”. I actually have that soundtrack. I am forty-years-old, but my husband swears that I was born in a different era. He makes fun of me that all my CD’s are of dead people, except for Harry Connick and Michael Buble. I have to admit that listening to that genre transports me to a better place and time.
P.S. I hope your son feels better soon. My son’s pediatrician here in North Carolina said that the swine flu that they have diagnosed has not been severe and they have not had to hospitalize anyone.
Linda Green
I haven’t heard this one yet. I first saw him in a movie called Memphis Belle.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, Harry! “The Way You Look Tonight” has to be spectacular sung by him.
Please enter me in your give away. I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
Brenda
I have been a fan of Harry for a long time. Mot of his songs are on my list of favorites.
Oh I love me some Harry! Saw him in concert a few years ago; and he was such a gentleman. How does one pick a favorite song???? He could sing just about anything to melt my heart. And oh, When Harry Met Sally; still one of my favs.
Wow…I think I would have to say The Way you Look Tonight but his voice is so incredible…anything would be perfect.
I saw him this week on Today show singing…”All The Way”
Wonderful voice, love it.
But my fav is” Can’t help falling in Love with you ”
He acts wonderfully also, doesn’t he?
I would love the cd for my 8 year old. He goes to sleep to his Christmas cd every night. We are fans of his version of Frosty the snowman. Oh and I love him in Hope Floats.
I love Harry and love “Can’t help falling in love with you” I would love to win also!~ Philicia
I would love to win. I grew up listening to the Carpenters and Elvis.
Win the new Harry Connick Jr. album from @livinglocurto – Leave a comment to enter: http://tinyurl.com/ychq8q6 #HarryConnickJr.
Oh, I just love him!! Can’t wait to hear the new album!
My heart just melted as I read through the list of songs and imagined Harry singing them. The Beatles “And I Love Her” created the biggest melt down.
Sometime back in the early 90′s, Harry went all experimental on one of his albums. It was pure funk, and it followed a string of big band-style albums. He did a show at Chastain (neat outdoor venue in Atlanta), and I bought tickets for me and hubby (who will be SIXTY in October and loves that style of music). Chastain is one of those places where you bring gourmet food, wine, candles, etc and set up for a lovely “dinner and a show” night; we hauled a billion pounds of stuff for probably a mile, only to get to the park and find out that Harry had declared that no coolers were allowed. Strike one. Then, after hauling everything back to the car and RUNNING to get back and get seated, he started his set and it was TOTALLY different that what we expected, and not in a good way. There was a mass exodus of blue-hairs and folks with canes (no lie); we gutted it out but hubby was not lovin’ the music. Strike two. THEN, the heavens unexpectedly opened up, and it poured. Strike three… we were OUT of there. I was so sad; ever since then, his music has been back in the realm of what hubby and I both love. But that time? Not so much. This album sounds PERFECT as a 60th birthday gift for my honey… :<)
Hands down Amy, Best giveaway i’ve come along in a while! Really would love to own this album! I can’t wait to hear all of them, but I love The Way You Look Tonight!
And who can forget when Harry Met Sally, or Hope Floats, or…I could go on!
Hope your son gets to feeling better soon!
I love Harry’s voice, so 40′s. About 3 years ago, having burn out from the Wiggles and other kid music, I decided I was going to buy Mom a new ADULT CD, of course Harry. I grabbed the first one I saw which was the album Songs I know. I get in my car put it in and ITS KIDS SONGS! Oh well, at least I got to hear his voice! Hope I win!
I adore him! I would love to hear him sing “Some Enchanted Evening!” I really really adored him as an actor in Hope Floats. He’s so great in that!